Iranian missiles displayed in a Tehran park, Jan. 31, 2026. (Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Reuters)
A deal or war? Faced with U.S. threats, Iran must choose. Progress toward a negotiating framework is underway, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, a close ally of the supreme leader, said on Jan. 31. Shortly afterward, U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was “seriously discussing” an agreement. Our rundown of current motions US-Iran: Toward a comprehensive agreement, war delayed Yet, despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts and messages aimed at avoiding a military confrontation between Washington and Tehran, a deal remains far from certain. The U.S. is demanding a permanent end to uranium enrichment and the handover of existing stockpiles, limits on the range and number of Iran’s ballistic missiles, and an end to support for its regional proxies, according to U.S. and European sources cited by The New...
A deal or war? Faced with U.S. threats, Iran must choose. Progress toward a negotiating framework is underway, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, a close ally of the supreme leader, said on Jan. 31. Shortly afterward, U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was “seriously discussing” an agreement. Our rundown of current motions US-Iran: Toward a comprehensive agreement, war delayed Yet, despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts and messages aimed at avoiding a military confrontation between Washington and Tehran, a deal remains far from certain. The U.S. is demanding a permanent end to uranium enrichment and the handover of existing stockpiles, limits on the range and number of Iran’s ballistic missiles, and an end to support for its regional proxies, according to U.S. and European sources cited by...
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